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I always enjoy a nice stogie. I'm definitely down for smoking with you guys. Either 2 am or the afternoon works for me. My cigar tastes typically lie with darker tobacco, but I'm not picky. I just wish I could sip on a nice dark stout while we partake.

I'm seriously happy this popped up!
My wife and I have been looking forward to our weekend date for PAX-East for months now..this just adds to the fun knowing I won't be alone in my cigar cloud.
Though she doesn't smoke, we will both gladly add to this and meet some new friends. I'm usually a 1 cigar-a-day smoker - a ritual after dinner cigar on my porch in Austin. We'll be staying at the Westin Waterfront and I'll ask the concierge about cigar bars in the area.

FELLOW AUSTINITE! Moved up here in Aug. 2011 (Syracuse,NY).. Wife is at SU PhD program. God do i miss me some Heroes and Legacies. /me sighs

Hey all, just made an update to the thread summarizing the current status. Unfortunately, I keep getting jerked around by Churchill's Lounge (they keep telling me that the guy who schedules events will be in "tomorrow" and then I call the next day and they say the same thing), so at this point, I'm abandoning all plans of trying to set up something indoors, even as a contingency. It'll be outside, or nothing. We'll just cross our fingers and hope that the weather cooperates. Please note that, even though this thread will probably go dormant again until just before PAX, this event is still happening, so watch this space, or follow me on Twitter (@KoalaBro2). I haven't posted anything to Twitter yet, but I will once I have things that need announcing.

Given the way events are stacking up, I'd vote for an afternoon type dealio But I'll come to a 2 am thing unless it totally is impossible too. Friday sounds better than saturday for me, for that, since I'll die before I miss the Protomen, but I might wander away from sat's concerts.

Given the way events are stacking up, I'd vote for an afternoon type dealio But I'll come to a 2 am thing unless it totally is impossible too. Friday sounds better than saturday for me, for that, since I'll die before I miss the Protomen, but I might wander away from sat's concerts.

Remember, 2 AM is after the concerts end. That was the whole point of the time we chose in the first place, that it will not overlap with any PAX events.

Given the way events are stacking up, I'd vote for an afternoon type dealio But I'll come to a 2 am thing unless it totally is impossible too. Friday sounds better than saturday for me, for that, since I'll die before I miss the Protomen, but I might wander away from sat's concerts.

Remember, 2 AM is after the concerts end. That was the whole point of the time we chose in the first place, that it will not overlap with any PAX events.

..That was the point. I'm GOING to Friday's concerts, so 2 am on friday is more doable than saturday at 2 am, since on saturday I'm more likely to have gone somewhere else for the late-night scene. Protomen are friday, not Saturday ;)

I'd be interested in learning about pipes, though. The closest I ever got to pipes was when I rolled up some pipe tobacco at a gig that a friend of mine was playing because I wanted a cigar and that was the closest I could work it.

I'm really trying to find a way to make it out to PAXEast this year. This thread is all the more reason to make it happen! Very cool to see some additional cigar fans of the gaming varietal!

I've found a local guy in AZ that is an 11th generation Mayan/Cuban cigar roller. He gets his tobacco from family farms in Honduras and D.R., and rolls all of his cigars himself. He ages ALL tobacco for minimum 15 years, including filler, not just the wrapper. If I can make it out, I'll try to bring some extra in case folks are interested. He usually bills $1/year of age, from 15-100 year old cigars. but they are some of the smoothest i've tried once you get to know him, custom rolls cigars for you based on your feedback of what you like (earthy, mild, strong, spicy, etc).

...as a side note, the weather in Boston is looking good for PAX so far... Freak-surprise-ultra-nor'easter-ice-storm notwithstanding (Yes, we get them in april sometimes.)

Couldn't have said it better myself. We're leaning toward Friday, but can't state anything definitively until we get within a week and see weather reports. I was going to post a map from Google of where the meeting place will be, but upon further reflection, I decided to hold off until the official PAX East map goes up, whenever that might be.

Hey guys, I'm 20 years old and Canadian so I'm not asking this because I'm underage. Can somebody bring me a pack of Backwoods Honeyberry (or something along those lines) cigars. I just don't want the hassle of bringing tobacco across the border.

Hey guys, I'm 20 years old and Canadian so I'm not asking this because I'm underage. Can somebody bring me a pack of Backwoods Honeyberry (or something along those lines) cigars. I just don't want the hassle of bringing tobacco across the border.

Sure, But i think i might have to end up buying it in boston. Are these Cuban?

Hey guys, I'm 20 years old and Canadian so I'm not asking this because I'm underage. Can somebody bring me a pack of Backwoods Honeyberry (or something along those lines) cigars. I just don't want the hassle of bringing tobacco across the border.

Sure, But i think i might have to end up buying it in boston. Are these Cuban?

Hey guys, I'm 20 years old and Canadian so I'm not asking this because I'm underage. Can somebody bring me a pack of Backwoods Honeyberry (or something along those lines) cigars. I just don't want the hassle of bringing tobacco across the border.

Sure, But i think i might have to end up buying it in boston. Are these Cuban?

tl;dr It is illegal for US citizens to buy Cuban origin cigars. Please do not discuss them on these forums.

We don't have to be *that* hardass. There's nothing wrong with discussing Cuban cigars in general terms (for example, I can mention that I don't particularly care for them, and think they're overhyped, as there have been periods in the past when small quantities for personal consumption were legal for US citizens, and it's still legal to smoke gifted Cubans abroad). And there's certainly nothing wrong with someone who agrees to buy cigars for someone else checking to be sure they're not Cuban, as I believe avsfan590 was trying to do. But yeah, no discussion of how to illegally obtain Cuban cigars in the US, or how to illegally transport Cuban cigars into the US, please.

11 days to PAX! 8 days until we make the call on which day appears to have better weather.

There are several cigar shops in downtown boston that i am pretty sure have a wide variety of LEGAL cigars and are quite good at recommendations if you are a cigar noob. This way you don't have to have any hassle buying them aslong as your 18+ . Later i can post locations and website URLs if anyone is interested

tl;dr It is illegal for US citizens to buy Cuban origin cigars. Please do not discuss them on these forums.

We don't have to be *that* hardass. There's nothing wrong with discussing Cuban cigars in general terms (for example, I can mention that I don't particularly care for them, and think they're overhyped, as there have been periods in the past when small quantities for personal consumption were legal for US citizens, and it's still legal to smoke gifted Cubans abroad).

Correct, time is 2 AM. Date is to be determined (we'll decide based on next Tuesday's weather report), but all things being equal, we'll aim for Friday night.

(Regarding the Cuban cigar thing, the treasury.gov link specified buying or importing, and I'd regard that as more authoritative than about.com, so I stand by my statement. In any event, my consumption was based on the fact that it was pre-2004 when the regs were looser.)

So I need to pick some cigars up locally (for other gatherings, as well as possibly attending this) can anyone suggest a good cigar store in Boston? Close to the BCEC preferred but I am there as of this Friday so having to transit around a bit isn't a problem.

I'm going to be bringing a bunch of things to share - mostly a bunch of Erin Go Braghs (Irish whiskey infused) that were on clearance after St. Patrick's Day, but also some things that haven't been getting much love in my humi. In case I'm working when the event begins, I'll send them with someone else.